Local Government Area
Narrabri
Population
7,327 (2021 census)
Area
1,293.98 km²
Coordinates
-30.2198, 149.7710
Data
Based on Australian Bureau of Statistics ASGS boundaries, licensed under CC BY 4.0.

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About Narrabri

Narrabri is a town on the Namoi River in the North West Slopes of New South Wales, about 521 km north-west of Sydney, where the Kamilaroi and Newell highways meet. It lies on the traditional country of the Gamilaroi people, and the town's name is of Aboriginal origin, possibly meaning snake place or big creek. Proclaimed in 1860, Narrabri became the centre of a major cotton-growing district. It is home to the CSIRO's Australia Telescope Compact Array at the Paul Wild Observatory, and lies near Mount Kaputar National Park and the Pilliga Forest, the largest remnant temperate forest in eastern Australia.

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